An R1 Express bus picks up passengers on Sept. 10, 2024, after an issue with cameras temporarily shut down light-rail trains.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the city will revisit an unpopular budget proposal to raise the price of a monthly senior transit pass by more than 120 per cent, from $49 to $108.Posted: Nov 20, 2024 1:28 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
At the time, he described the fare increases as a "balanced approach" made necessary by an "absence of sustainable funding from other levels of government" for public transit. The council's executive director Sarah Bercier warned that seniors, many of whom are on a fixed income, would be unable to afford the price of a monthly pass, and could miss out on appointments and activities as a result.
"Over the past few days, we've all heard from Ottawa residents about the proposed increases in transit fares for seniors included in the draft budget. Based on your feedback, I've spoken with the other members of the working group on the long-range financial plan for transit ... and we all agree that this is an area that needs to be addressed," the mayor wrote.
CBC has not seen a draft of the motion, but Gower told CBC on Wednesday that it's likely to land "somewhere in the middle" of the current discount of roughly 60 per cent for seniors and the proposed increase, which he said is still 20 per cent under full cost.
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